Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girls By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions from an Indiana crowd Saturday, called on a 5th grade teacher. Noting that his 10-year-old daughter, Malia, is starting the 5th grade, he asked: "Any tips? What should I be waiting around for?"

Someone called out, "boys."

"What!" Obama exclaimed in mock horror, as the audience laughed. "Hold on a sec. Maybe that home-schooling is all right. One reason I have to win here is so that I've got Secret Service around my girls at all times. They carry guns."

SCone wrote:Where's the full investigation? What has happened to "zero tolerance?" Why is there no outcry by the PTA, the teacher's union or the ACLU?

If any "regular" Dad had made the same remarks (joking or not) of violence on school grounds, they'd be thrown to the ground and hauled off to the station.

I guess it depends on the school district and where you live The School principals and teachers where I live seem to mostly have a wonderful sense of humor, even though its a more liberal area than most.

Liberty''s Blog"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." John F. Kennedy